Martin Vollenwyder becomes President
The Board of the Tonhalle Society Zurich elected Martin Vollenwyder as President. At the general meeting on January 22, the merits of David Zinman, Elmar Weingarten and Peter Stüber were honored.
At the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich will undergo a radical change in the summer. At the General Meeting on January 22, outgoing President Peter Stüber therefore looked back on the major changes that the company has experienced under his many years of leadership. The focus was on paying tribute to the management duo David Zinman and Elmar Weingarten. Stüber described the choice of these two people as a stroke of luck. Chief conductor Zinman has shaped the Tonhalle Orchestra into a world-class ensemble since the 1995/96 season.
This era will come to an end in summer 2014. As has been known since November 2012, the 27-year-old French conductor Lionel Bringuier and Ilona Schmiel, the current artistic director and managing director of the Bonn Beethovenfest, will take over the artistic direction from the 2014/15 season.
The orchestra thanked the long-standing president of the association, Peter Stüber, with chamber music interludes, and the new president, Martin Vollenwyder, also expressed his appreciation for his achievements alongside Elmar Weingartner.
